zaterdag 11 februari 2017

No worries: I haven't turned into a gym rat or anything. However, I've been into some kind of healthy routine for the last couple of weeks. Meaning: running 3 times a week, going for morning walks, swim sessions... And foam rolling - which has totally changed my life. Just kidding but it does make a difference when it comes to the regular running pains.

Back to the morning walks. I've always heard that you need to take 10.000 steps a day "to keep in shape". I never paid any attention to it until I discovered my phone tracked my steps automatically. I was kind of shocked to find out that some days I only take about 2.000 steps. Not okay.

So since I'm a morning person (or try to be) I decided to go for morning walks a couple of times a week. A morning walk to me means hopping out of bed, getting into some comfortable clothes, taking my bottle of water and getting out there. I try to be outside for a good 30 minutes which mostly results in about 3.500 steps. And then I still need to start my day!

Some bonuses: A. the walking in the (sometimes freezing) morning cold wakes me up immediately B. by the time I get back home I've finished my 700 ml of water - hydration: check!

I know that 3.500 steps still isn't even half of the recommended 10.000 but at least it's a tad closer to it. Baby steps: better to try and do something than nothing.

zondag 1 januari 2017

All the best for 2017 y'all! ♥ While I'm digging into my first bowl of oatmeal of the year, I'm mentally preparing myself for my first run of 2017. Sleep deprivation makes it a tad harder to shift to the right gear today, but I'm totally excited for this new year. There are people for whom life just continues - New Years Eve or not. Of course I know I can't expect magic changes to have happened overnight, but still I feel as if I get some kind of "new chance"?